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E. W. CORNELL. MACHINE FOB. LABELING BOTTLES.

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No. 579,792; Patented Mar; 30, 1897,

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E. W. CORNELL.

MACHINE FOR LABELING BOTTLES.

No. 579,792. 7 Patented Mar. 30, 1897.

NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

EVAN W. CORNELL, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CORNELL &KNAPP 00., OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR LABELING BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 579,792, dated March30, 1897. Application filed September 16, 1895. Serial No. 562,658. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LEVAN WV. OORNELL,a citizen of the United States,residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee, State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for LabelingBottles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to machines for labeling bottles; and it consistsin the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully set forthand claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide effective means for attachinglabels to bottles in such manner as to insure a permanent attachment ofthe labels and to enable the work to be quickly and accurately done,which object is attained by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved machine, parts of which are broken away to more clearly showthe construction thereof. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine, thehub of the rotary bottle-carrier showing in section.

Referring to the letters of reference, A designates the frame of themachine, which may be made of any suitable construct-ion and is providedwith the adjacent uprights A,which carry a portion of the mechanism.Suitably journaled in said uprights near their upper ends is atransverse shaft 13, carrying a drivepulley B, which may be connected bybelting or gearing with any suitable source of power. Also mounted onsaid shaft at one end is a cam O, of peculiar formation, having a way 0in the face thereof which conforms to the contour of the cam. Fixed onthe end of said shaft adjacent to said cam is a crank O, which ispivotally coupled to the upper end of a connecting rod or pitman b,which in turn is coupled to a piston-rod Z2, carrying a piston-headworking within the air-cylinder D.

On the opposite end of the shaft Bis a pulley D, which is connected by abelting with a small pulleya on the counter-shaft a, which is suitablyjournaled to a portion A of the frame supported by said uprights andcarries thereon an eccentric disk E, which is driven at a high rate ofspeed. Leading from the lower end of the air-cylinder and communicatingtherewith is a pipe E, which extends upward and is provided at its upperend with an elbow in which is located a valve 0. J ournaled in asuitable hanger E is a tube d, carrying at its lower end an air-nozzlee, which is adapted to eject an air-blast across the orifice of a tube6, which depends therefrom into an adhesive solution carried in the panF, the upper end of the tube d being connected by a section of hose Fwith the pipe E, which permits of a slight rotary reciprocation of saidtube caused by the engagement of the eccentric E with the arm d, mountedthereon, which as said eccentric rotates is moved inward by the highside thereof and is returned by the spring (1, engaging the rear face ofsaid arm, whereby the air-nozzle is caused to vibrate rapidly, causingthe tube Z) to travel rapidly back and forth in the pan F and sprayingthe adhesive solution over a greater area than could be done were thenozzle fixed, at the same time agitating the solution and preventing asediment from forming therein.

G designates a bar or pitman carrying at its upper end anantifriction-roller which engages in the 'camway c, the lower end ofsaid bar being pivoted to a bell-crank G, mounted on the outer end of atransverse shaft H, through the medium of which crank and bar said shaftis given a partial rotation in opposite directions in reciprocalsuccession by the rotation of said cam, the pitman G being guided in itsvertical movement in a suitable oscillative way 1).

Fixed upon the shaft H is a collar f, to which is secured one end of acoiled spring f, the opposite end of which is attached to a sleeve h,which is loosely mounted on said shaft and is provided with a laterallug 2', in which is secured a pipe or tube H, which passes therethroughand to the lower or inner end of which is attached a flexible hose H,which connects with the upper end of the air-cylinder, by

which arrangement said tube 11 is caused to reciprocate in the are of avertical circle as the shaft H is rotated, said springf effecting ayielding connection between said tube and shaft. Upon the upper end ofsaid tube or hollow arm H is a'hollow bifurcated head or nozzle h,communicating therewith and having extended portions provided with anorifice therein which is surrounded by a ring of rubber i or othersuitable material, which will enable the orifices of said head to serveas suckers, as hereinafter stated.

Secured upon the shaft l-I, adjacent to the sleeve 71, is a fixed collarh", having an extended lug provided withalateral pin lawhich extendsinto the path of the arm or tube ll and serves to insure the return orraising of the tube as the shaft H is actuated. Also mounted upon theshaft II is a segmental stop-plate I, which is adapted to swing in theare of a circle by the operation of said shaft and is provided in itscurved outer edge with a beveled slot m.

The bottle-carrying device consists of a retary table composed of radialarms J, which are secured in a hub J, journaled on the up right shaft J.Secured to the under face of said hub is a depending sleeve K, whichenvirons said shaft and carries 011 its lower end a ratchet-wheel K. Jonrnaled upon the shaft below said wheel is a sleeve L, carrying an arm L,upon which is mounted a spring-pawl n, which engages the teeth of saidratchet, the sleeve L of said arm being supported on a fixed collar K onsaid shaft. Attached to the outer end of said arm L is a cord M, theopposite end of which is secured to the lower arm of the bell-crank G.Also attached to the outer end of said arm is a coiled spring M, whichextends rearwardly and is secured to a post M, by which arrangement theoperation of the bell-crank draws the arm L forward, causing the pawl ato engage in a succeeding notch in the ratchet-wheel K, at the same timeapplying tension upon the spring M, the force of which is exerted uponthe ratchet carried by the hub of the rotary arms, whereby thebottle-table is intermittently rotated as said arms are successivelyreleased by the operation of the stop-plate I, as hereinafter specified.

Mounted upon each of the arms J is a suitable receptacle o, adapted toreceive the bottles, and projecting from the ends of said arms are theopposed ears 7', which successively engage the stop-plate I and passthrough the beveled slot on therein, thereby regulating the intermittentmovement of the rotary table. Located below said table and directly inthe path of the sucker-carryin g arm ll is a labelreeeptacle P, in whichthe labels P (shown in Fig. 2) are confined by a suitable removablepart. (Not shown.) Mounted upon the upper edge of the fixed portion ofthe label-receptacle is a plate 8, carrying one or moredownwardlyextendin g needle-points s,which are adapted to bear upon theuppermost label near the margin thereof and serve to detachably retainthem in place, the label being fed upward against said points by asuitable follower O, from which depends a vertically movable rod 0,having attached to its lower end a cord a, which passes over a pulley aand has a weight 0" attached thereto, whereby said follower is forcedupward as the labels are removed and keep them in contact with theneedle-points.

In the operation of this improved machine, with the parts in theirnormal position, as shown in Fig. 1, the labels are placed in thereceptacle and the machine propelled by any suitable power. The rotationof the shaft in the direction of the arrow drives the cam C and causes adownward stroke of the pitman G, rotating the shaft 11 and swingingdownward the arm 11 and the stop-plate I, mounted thereon, at the samedrawing upon the cord M through the bell-crank, causing the pawl 12 toengage in a succeeding notch in the ratchet K and placing tension uponthe spring M. As the arm II swings downward the sucker-head Z1 iscarried downward upon the uppermost label and is held forcibly butyieldingly thereon through the medium of the coiled spring f by a slightfurther rotation of said shaft, this position of the parts beingretained during the passage of the large end r of the cam, which isconcentric with its axis of rotation, at which time the position of thecrank G is such as to exert a downward stroke of the piston of theair-cylinder, thereby causing a vacuum in the upper end thereof whichexhausts the air from the hose-coupling I1 and the pipe or arm H,whereby the uppermost label is drawn with force against the margin ofthe mouth-opening in the head 71 and caused to adhere firmly thereto. Afurther rotation of the shaft B causes the side of the cam to quicklyraise the pit-man G, thereby turning the shaft II in the oppositedirection and swinging the tubular arm II upward to a vertical positionwith the label adhering thereto, in which position the back face of thelabel is presented directly in line with the sprayingnozzle, at whichtime the arm Q, mounted on said shaft, trips the lever R, causing it toopen the valve 0, when a blast of air, compressed by the downward strokeof the piston, will be ejected through the nozzle 0, therebyforcingaspray of the adhesive solution against the face of the label andby the vibratory motion of said nozzle thoroughly spraying the entiresurface thereof. Simultaneously with the raising of the tubular arm,carrying the label therewith, the stop-plate I swings upward. The ear 1'of the adjacent rotary arm J of the table being caused to bear againstthe face of said plate by the tension of the coiled spring M will, assaid plate swings upward, pass through the beveled slot m in the edgethereof, permitting said arm to swing until the succeeding ear 1 thereoncomes in contact with the side of said plate, when it is arresteddirectly over the label-receptacle in the path of the label-carrying armII, at which time a continued rotation of the shaft B causes the smallendt of the cam C to force the pitman vGr downward, thereby againswinging the arm H downward and depositing the label with itsadhesive-sprayed surface upon the bottle which is contained in thereceptacle 0, carried by said arm J, at which time the crank C is in theact of raising the piston of the air-cylinder, thereby relieving thevacuum in the upper end thereof and causing the label to adhere to thebottle as the sucker-carrying arm is again raised by the opposite sideof the cam to permit the labeled bottle to pass out of the way as thetable carrying the radial arms is intermittently rotated, the upwardmotion of the stop-plate I with the suckercarrying arm permitting thesucceeding ear 1 on the bottle-carrying arm to pass through the slotthereof and the ear on the succeeding arm on the table to engage theface thereof, when the sucker-carrying arm again descends and picks upanother label, which is sprayed, as before described, and is depositedupon the succeeding bottle brought into place by the movement of therotary table, and so the operation continues.

To prevent the labels from curling up on the bottles after being placedthereon and to provide for retaining them in place until they havethoroughly adhered, there is employed a gravity-pad S, adj ustablysecured to a rod i, secured to a bail S, pivoted to a suitable supportU, mounted on the arms J, said bail having an upwardly-curved end w,which is adapted to engage under a segmental rail T, which is supportedupon radial arms V, mounted on the shaft J, the position of this railbeing such that the curved end w of the bail engages thereunder andswings said bail upward to raise the pad, so as to permit the labeledbottle to be removed and unlabeled bottles to be placed in thereceptacle 0 as said arms swing into the path of the label-depositingarm 11, said pad again dropping onto the bottle after the label has beenapplied thereto and remaining thereon until a circuit of the rotarytable is made.

It will be evident that two bottles may be labeled at a time as well asone by making the necessary division of the sucker-head, and thatinstead of carrying the bottles upon a rotary table they may be carriedunder the label-depositor by means of an endless belt or other conveyer.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the adhesive-spraying mechanism, of the movablearm adapted to grasp and retain the label, and mechanism for actuatingsaid arm to carry the label into position to receive the adhesive sprayand to deposit the label upon the bottle, and the bottle-retaining agentfor presenting the bottles in the path of the movable arm.

' 2. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination with thebottle-holding device and label-receptacle, of the movable arm providedwith means for picking up and retaining the label, the adhesive-sprayingdevice, means for actuating said arm to carry the label into position toreceive the adhesive spray thereon, means for vibrating said sprayer,and means for actuating the label-carrying arm to deposit the sprayedlabel upon the bottle;

3. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination with thebottle-receptacle, the labelreceptacle, the movable label-carrying armhaving the suction-nozzle thereon, the adhesive-spraying mechanism, theair-cylinder, and means connecting said suction-nozzle, and the sprayingdevice, with said cylinder.

4:. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination with the bottle-holderand label-receptacle, of the movable label-carrying device having meansfor grasping the uppermost label and carrying it into position toreceive the adhesive, the adhesive-spraying mechanism, theair-compressor, and means for passing an intermittent air blast throughthe spraying-nozzle.

5. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination with theintermittently-movable bottle-carrier, of the label-receptacle, theadhesive-applying mechanism, the movable labelcarrying arm provided withmeans for grasping the label, means for actuating said arm to carry thelabel into position to receive the adhesive, and means for actuatingsaid arm to deposit the label upon the bottle.

6. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of the label pastingand applying mechanism, of the movable bottle-carrier havingbottle-receptacles thereon, the series of arms journaled on supportsfixed to said carrier, said arms having a rear extension, the padsmounted on the free ends of said arms, the fixed rail mounted over saidcarrier which is engaged by'the extension of the arm of said padswhereby said pads are actuated.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EVAN W. CORNELL.

Witnesses:

E. M. BURNHAM, P. H. BURNHAM.

